Posted on 07/21/2009 8:59:24 AM PDT by raybbr
In a historic day at the state Capitol, the Democratic-controlled legislature overrode seven vetoes by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and took the first step toward establishing universal health care coverage in Connecticut.
The number of overrides tied the seven made in 1992 during the administration of Gov. Lowell P. Weicker — the most since Republican Gov. Thomas Meskill was overridden nine times in 1974. .
But Rell won a victory in the most dramatic moment of the day as the controversial health care "pooling" bill failed by one vote in the state Senate when Democratic Sen. Joan Hartley of Waterbury — whose support was key to an override — was absent for the vote. The bill had overwhelming support in the House, along with 23 of the 24 Senate Democrats. A two-thirds majority is needed in both chambers — 101 votes in the House and 24 in the Senate — to override a veto.
"I wasn't aware that she was leaving the chamber," said Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams, the highest-ranking senator. "She was not a fan of this bill. If she had been in the chamber and voted against it, it would not have been a surprise." Hartley could not be reached for comment.
While Democrats viewed the seven overrides as a bad day for Rell, the Republicans countered that they expected more overrides because the Democrats hold a two-thirds majority in both chambers. The seven overrides more than doubled the cumulative total of three during Rell's first five years as governor.
The most prominent veto overridden Monday allows a nine-member board to craft the outlines for the SustiNet universal health care system.
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Idiots!!!
why not? It is working so well in Massachusetts and Maine
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I care less if Conneticutt goes communist. As long as they stay up there in their self created Utopia.
At least, when the state health care system collapses (as we know it will), the Repubs can sit back and say, “It’s the dimb-bulb-crats, stupid.”
CT march to socialism ping
Maybe you should stay off threads you "care less" about.
Keep in mind....IT rolls down hill.
Tell me about it. Florida needs a moat.
great, if Connecticut adopts Soviet Health Care, maybe some of the libtard windbags who are masquerading as sportscasters at ESPN will assume room temperature sooner rather than later.
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The number of overrides tied the seven made in 1992 during the administration of Gov. Lowell P. Weicker — the most since Republican Gov. Thomas Meskill was overridden nine times in 1974.
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The most prominent veto overridden Monday allows a nine-member board to craft the outlines for the SustiNet universal health care system.
Just great. I wish my husband and I could pack up and move the hell out of Connecticut TODAY. I've really had enough...
Better be quick. All us yankees are gonna invade again.
At a recent HOA meeting, a woman who recently moved here from NYC was complaining about how long it took for the police to answer a 9-1-1 call.
After listening to her piss and moan for 15 minutes I interrupted her and said, "Ma'am. That's the difference between living in a nanny state and a shoot-n-shovel state."
You might not care, but some of us in CT still do.
Thanks for the ping!
I’d be right behind you and your hubby. This super-majority of ‘Rats and the spineless GOP, are adding up to a horrible situation.
What idiots. Why are they even voting on these overrides when WE HAVE NO BUDGET?!?! And yet they are passing new laws that will cost us more $$$.
My local paper had a big news story on the recent property revals and the tax bill ‘sticker shock’ that people experienced. And yet my same clueless neighbors voted for the same two CT reps (and Zero) at the rate of 2 to 1. Hello? Idiots, you keep electing the same people thinking they will produce different results.
Only rebel yanks are allowed. Keep the libs up there.
lots of rebels are liberals, too
Olberman works for NBC, not ESPN. 8^)
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